Customization

I wonder how many people are familiar with this macro? I am pretty sure it used to be in the stock OOTB AutoCAD menus a long time ago, maybe on the screen menu?

The macro I'm talking about is one that executes the ERASE command with the single object selection, and then repeats. This can be very useful if you are working in a congested area and you need to erase some objects, and where a window or crossing selection is too risky because you might erase something by mistake.

The macro itself is *^C^Cerase single - and it is documented in the AutoCAD documentation.

The leading asterisk causes the macro to repeat, and the single option after the erase command starts means that it will let you select one object and immediately delete it. This should work in both AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. Give it a try.

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Autodesk is asking for our feedback once more. This time on the subject of customization, migration, and deployment tools.

Autodesk customization, migration, deployment survey. Read more »

In certain situations, it can be helpful to know the order in which AutoCAD's startup files are loaded. Autodesk documented this about 8 years ago and I wanted to check and see if it is still valid. Read more below... Read more »

I constantly get questions like "How to I get my custom toolbars off my old install and put them into my new AutoCAD" -or- "I had to run a repair on my AutoCAD, what happened to my custom pull-down menu?"

Sure it's easy to add a pull-down menu or toolbar, but do you know where this data lives? Do you know how to back it up? Do you know how to migrate it to your friends machine, or to a new install of the latest version?

Here are some tips of how to setup your AutoCAD customization so that it's easy to use, backup, and migrate.  Read more »